My sister still has my old 1970 Kenwood KR-77 receiver, packed away somewhere at her place. The thing was still running as of the late 1980s. I am going to order an 18-inch pie from Albano's tonight, and screen my copy of The Thing From Another World, starring James Arness as the lethal alien...
My Goodmans-Elite G-44s couldn't have been much better, but they sure were a leap for me at the time! Favorite pizza at the moment, and I challenge it as the only really decent pie available in the greater Los Angeles area: Albano's New York Style on Melrose Avenue, within walking distance of...
German beer may very well be the best and warmest-sounding, but I still find myself returning to Japanese and Mexican brews over and over. And I've been in that mode for the better part of the past decade.
No, Patrick, you're new to the neighborhood. Chu, shall we say, is often of a different opinion from those who are fond of discussing amplifier "sound." Also, received your e-mail, though I was confused by the name on the e-mail address! Forgive my calling you "Debbie"! :)
This is a volatile topic, Patrick. But if the receiver(s) you have in mind provides adequate power and headroom for those speakers as well as the feature set and decoding circuitry you require then that's all. There is no "receiver sound"; transducers (speakers, phono cartridges) make the sound.